Device for transforming ice into snow



y 1. ANDERSON.- DEVICEVFOR TRANSFORMING ICEINTO SNOW. APPLICATlON FILED OCT-.11,1921.

Patented sept. '12, 1922.'

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/Wf/Wi mef n effin l. ANDERSON.

DEVICE FOR TRANSFORMING ICE INTO SNOW.

APPLIcATIoII FILED ocT. II, 1921. ,I

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Fi g2 Patented Sept. 12, 1922.

[Y UNITED .STATES JAMES .ANDERSN, 0F PARS, FRANCE.

DEVICE FOR TRANSFORMING ICE INTO SNW.

application fried october 11, 1921. serial no. 507,099.

To allvwwm t mag/concern Be it known that I, Janne ANDERSON, a v.subject of the King of England, and resident of Paris, France, (post-office address 114 Avenue des Batignolles), have invented a new and useful device for Transforming Ice into Snow, which improvements are fully set forth in the following specification.

The present invention relates to a device or apparatus for making snow by treating block or lump ice.

To enable the invention to be more clearly understood reference will be made to the appended drawings wherein:

Figure l, is a general elevation of the apparatus,

Figure 2 is an enlarv'ed elevation showin@l the ice-plane,

Figure 3,'.shows the cutter or cutting-tool of the pla-ne,

Figure 4l, is a section of the -ice slide.

As will be apparent from the following description, my invention is essentially characterized by the employment:

a) of an ice-plane provided with two adjustable blades set in opposite directions;

(Z2) of an automatic device which permits the slide supporting the ice block to be given a progressive incline so as to keep the said block constantly against theplane during operation of the machine.

The plane proper (Figure 2), driven by any known means (crank, motor etc), is mounted on a support S secured to one end of a frame B of any shape. This plane is constituted by an extended rectangular' frame l made of wood or of any other inaterial and comprising a central core or body 2 in which a hole 3 is provided to serve as a housing for a driving shaft t connected with the motion-transmitting members.

On either part of this body 2 are slots or ports 5 the inversely set parts of which (Fig. 2) carry blades 5 which are adjusted and held by means of any suitable device (nut, winged screw, ete).

In order to start operation on the iceblock, a cutting tool 6 (Figure shaped somewhat like the end or nose of a spiral drill bit is screwed on the end of shaft 4; This cutter 6 furthermore increases adherence of the ice-lump to the plane.

A coil spring 7 or any other similar device suitably positioned around shaft l clamps such shocks as may occur when the ice-block is being put on its slide-support 8 and, on the other hand, imparts great resiliency to the whole device.

In order to enable this damping or ycushioninp' action to be obtained, the shaft 4 is mounted to move cndwise in its bearing on the support S; the aforesaid spring 7'tending to move the shaft in a directiony away from said support and bearing (toward the left in Fig. l). Hence when a block of ice is deposited upon the inclined supporting trough 8, it will slide down the trough and strike against the cutter 6 on the shaft 4f,

which latter will thereby be moved toward the right, against the action of spring 7 which will take up and absorb the shock incidental to the blow.

As has already been explained', another characteristic of lmy invention resides in the fact that a member is provided which permits slide 8 to be given such an incline as will lreep the block constantly and'lirnrly against they plane blades during operation.

In the embodiment-shown by the drawing, this device is constituted by a simple rod 9, secured at C in a suitable housing where it is adapted to slide vertically, its upper end bearing on the rear part of support 8, which is adapted to swing or rock about a horizontal pivot D.

Around the said rod is wound a coil spring ll, the power of which is calculated to stand a predetermined weight of ice. As the ice block decreases under the action of the plane that transforms it into snow, the spring expands and lifts the slide, thus imparting to the latter a progressively-increas ing inclination.

This spring device is shown here only as an example but can obviously be of any other shape or kind.

In the case when lump ice is to be treated slide 8 has only to be replaced by a gullet or hopper, combined or not with an ice compressing device that will press it forcibly against the plane blades.

It should be clearly understood that the means to drive the plane may be of any sort, type or kind, and that l: reserve the right to modify according to cases or requirements the details of construction of the appara-tus without departing frorn'the principle of my invention.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed, what I claim is:

`1. Anv ice-shaving apparatus, comprising an inclined ice-supporting trough;man iceshaving device at the foot thereof; and means acting to automatically adjust the inclination or the trough in accordance With the Weight or' a block oi' ice von the trough.- 2. An ice-shavlnov apparatus, comprising" an inclined ice-supporting trough; an iceshaving device at the foot thereof; and supporting means for the trough acting to aun tomatically raise said trough as the` block .ont icefthereon is gradually consumed by the shaving device.

3. An ice-shaving apparatus, comprising a trame; an inclined ice-supporting trough pivoted 'thereto at its lower end; an iceshaving device mounted on said trame in position to act upon the front face of a blocllot'vice on the trough; and' a spring device carried by said frame tor supporting the upper end of the trough, said spring device acting to gradually raise said trough Aend as the block of ice is consumed by theice-shaving device. 4

ifAn ice-shavingV apparatus, comprising a frame, an inclined ice-supporting trough pivoted thereto at` its lower end; an ice yshaving device mounted on said trame in position to'act upon the vfront tace oi a block of ice on the trough; `a vertical supyporting member' slidably mounted in said frame vand engaging the upper end oi' said LLL-28,829

trough; and a spring operative on said member to gradually elevate the same and thereby raise the trough as the block of ice Ais consumed by the 'shaving device.

5. ln an ice-shaving apparatus, the combi nation of an icesupport, and an ice-shaving device locatedV in position to act on the front face of a block ot ice on said support; said device vcomprising a cutter shaft, drivingv means therefor, a cutter on said shaft, and a spring on said shafty to absorb shocks arising consequent uponthe loading of the ice a spring'on said shaft to absorb shocks aris.

ing consequent upon the loading. of the ice upon theme-support. Y* l ln testimony whereof l have signed this specificationv in the presence of tivo subscribing witnesses. i i y JAMES ANDERSON.

1Witnesses: *I F. PIUHNevruLL-r,`

CHARLES LnoN Loisnr..y 

